Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-12
"THIs ABOVE ALL"
ssTo Thine Own Self be
True''-The Theme
Of an Address.
Hon. ". ". NswiIn Delivers ths Az
nuai Address Before the Literary
sosletlss 81 tbs Territorial Uni.
verslsy-YaIl Tsxtof
the 0rstlon.

The following address vas delivered
y Hou. ". W. Hs~Iin before the
Esphronsan and Esosopho GnOthautii
Literary Societies Of The Territorial
University on Tassday, May sls'. We
IRE sure tnas many readers will eBioy |
base words Of wisdom which we're de-
ivsssd By the spssksF In . warm. frank |
nasosF. Winning the appreciation Of ali |
NO heard hin.
NJ. Pyeaidenf. Lsdiss and GsHf'sMen !
SID Msmbsys If fhe EyOsoghs Gao,Aastfs
nd Eaphroae1a SociettssI 10 secs ptiBs |
Iha kind Invitation wtth which you
son0red ne, aud IN pFemisioR 10 ed
1Fass youF societies this fveaine, I waa
swage tbas ] bOund myself 70 = task Of
ne little din sulfy. ] UoW greatly fear
hat l wili sasiset myssIf 20 y0nF just
criticism. Tee MRS 20 - ] have de-
b. make this address not 90
50 seassyist" leaFnsdly discussing sab
isats ! know but iitsls about. nor By IN
hicline yoa With pondsrous disssFt =
sion largely composed Of stolen thought.
diluted, tFnnsformsd and ruined With
{ thin veneerina Of my own o0Deeit, bat
rather 70 devote myself 20 q simple and
honeiy subject, oss which ente's into
al cur lives and mskes or mars our for.
tunes. Yes, nov that tbs fall knewi-
edas Of shat that determinsti0n 10
wolves daw. . upon me, an Amsxed 81
my own temfTity sod almost wisn thai
1 bad followed the usual custom.
Rma4ns ekta ana zanAn lmEaatM NHHn-
possd OF those Who bold yoar Individual
uslfare shove ali earthly things; lank-
Ing into your keeo, intelligent faces
impatienae With which you desire 10 - :
YER into the worlds great arena and win
tbs iaufsis you hsve detsrminsd 20
wear; sympatfiK NJ With yous secret
aspirations and saDGuine ambitions
rsalix NJ hos important u IL that thes
be Feosed ariRhti hov great the
pFsaent opportunity and hos possible II
Il thai Q uoFd OF ihoneht 81 tbis timt
may change The enFFtrt Of q life, per
haps even redeem nv owo. ] am bnF'
dsnsd With the responsibility | hav'
undertaken, bat stiii, neryed anc
spoFFed by the hops that some seed
thoneh soWn By suoA unskiiful haDds
may fad Judgment 10 some fruitfu
coll, that SONS life may b lightsnec
and snads bappier, that some fatal mis-
take may be avoided.
shall take - my text ard present q
you this evening as q talismsn, Shake
spares immortal wosds. This allow
ALTO thine Own self be true" tails
nan that will aave you. guard 700 and
protect you when eli else human fails
Freaeo IL thsn upon the memories o.
your brains. Enshrine Il upon YOU
hearte. Lss Il be the UAtohWoTd o.
your lives. The source Of each action
The scale be which vou meas IRE you
most secret thouRht, for here lies ~
magic and It's corresponding you
thoaRht Il will control yoor aotien. 4
talisman potent TO repel the evil which
tempts us from within, by watch Aloni
Ne fall one which will shield you, all
you and be With you always, AZ ell time
and ~ ell plsoes one which " bat fol
lowed faithfully aud implicitly sbeyee
will prove an "optn sesaame" to al
those treasures wbifh enrich cur live
Tits above Rll--tO thine osn self b
true," Catch bot the pregnant meaning
Of the words. Hear them NJ. with you
ears bot With your souls. ii ed theu
Eot ~ nnReF-posts, bat as beaoons Il
yonF life List them be TO you as ~
'ths star" % these who watched thei
Jocks By night" and llks that star the,
will lead you to peace. honor. love, r.
apeot and happiness. whatever be you
mission, whatever be your vocation
whatever be yonr fortune IN this liitl
great world OF ours. which now "lies al
AaN - a akR "
AZ present bore oolofs each resolve
Success 10 monarch q your though
The 20 ufe shows bat oonqt cred d n
culties. Anticipation Frtgns triumph
ant aHd sad experience fa' left 80
still unsecured, a. cell ~ silll unarmed
But Il will come. inexorably demand
ina as Ire wage for each hard lesso
taught, aeme fond illusion OF, son
love betrayed, soms friendship broke,
some oonndenoe and belief destroyed
May there are Who do not heed eve
lie severe teachings; and ! think th
happier IL not the wiser they. To tibet
this grim neu tor IL bnt little more tina
the Stern light Of = vessel. shosinR Cd
path Ger which thsy sailed. but oAstin
no CLEAN over the dark aud hidds
watsrs they b-ve vet 10 encounter, 70
them oar taliamae IL the Only safe
guard; having no other guide, the
must meet With shess unkuovp danger
armed from wllhiH; trust Co thst hiRhe
poser, the inner conscience Of good AZ
evil, gwen 10 ne eli, And BY uuswervin
obedience 20 that alone thew Will escAp
and Uill not need this aid experieDe
gives. often az anch heavy cost. sd h tel
Ftele sacrifice. demAaaing from us
return for the bitter knOSle Ice We oh
tatn the hottest, sweetest instincts 9
oaF. natarUa Bat this obedience ma'
be abs1lute and Continuous II vain "a
Rrsts and useless tears ars 10 b. avaideC
ITO thee sVn salt be true" apple
20 all that mske- ouF aum Of 70; all, d
lie widest sens, | mean, our thought q
veil - dead; oar public as our ptsvAt
action.
Applies 10 that ve do In secret so
alone a. veil As th II done 10 the glaze o
Reneral ecEutiny. indes 4 i,s esfloscy !
eFeatef here. because Temptation Of
tenest comes IN secret form and ov req
Feaanline that "none can kaOw" allay
oar fears Of coass Qasnee, whieh q s,i
inevitable aud follosa all thinRs. b ~
good and evil. ffom which there ls n
escapc.
Sean bot she list % teoss uAo left ID
impress OF their lives apoa ali time
recall The fee tmmortd names ina
were toa bore 10 die" asd you vi
tipd thai only they Who 10 them selvs
we're true do nov receive the homage o
the world.
''speak, history, whs are life's vie
terse Unroll thy long annals aud say-
ATE thew thsse whoua the weEla Gail
victors. sho Svn the success OF aay1
Toe Martyrs. OF Nerof
Toe SgsFtAna uho fell al rhsFmopy
las iFysil
Or she PeguiAns and rKssp
Ills iadgsa. OF sacsatesf
PsIats OF CeristF'
Wee thew not these Wbc, regardless 81
all elar. did bui the datt nearest then
who hsld 20 thsiF fatgh, an-edaesd d,
the pFiHA thai the world helds on hish
Who dared for high eapss - suasF
Frxist, haht. II reed be. 90 dssf WI.
above all thiues 10 teRrnsslVss Wrre tTus
Nor d. We pssa 20 loek 20 the erea
Gees % this earth. RES sore fertves ans
foNvsF ~. 20 sHympitty this uvin,
truth. Mafk ihass wuh Whota your 10
u esNst. The oid. tAe yeang. The mel
ard women Whem Yea knoG and b,
whom yeu sFp seFFcanded. Tee elAss
mates ~ yeuF side. chsfag At the ~
sirsiut whieh moelds ard makes thea
the youug usn ard nsi3ens tAUdfu .
The threshold of q world Of usenta